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# woe

noun (woes)

«woe» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Great sadness or trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woe/#m1)

### In the lessons

In tales «woe» is the sorrow that follows bad luck or a sad event.

### Examples

- It was a scene of woe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woe/#x1)
- She told him all her woes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woe/#x2)
- Woe came upon the village after the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woe/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It is a cry of sorrow in an ancient song about the fall of Moab. The prophets use "Woe" to warn people or leaders who do wrong, and also as a cry of personal pain.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the prophets' woes as warnings meant to make people turn back to God, not only as threats.

### Examples

- Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; he hath given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, unto Sihon king of the Amorites. (Torah NUM.21.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/woe/#x1)
- Woe is me for my hurt! (Prophets JER.10.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/woe/#x2)
- Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! (Prophets ZEC.11.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/woe/#x3)
- Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! (Prophets AMO.5.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/woe/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «woe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«woe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/woe.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «woe» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/woe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«woe» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/woe.html) on Mova free.